Winfrey picks Isabel Wilkerson's 'Caste' for her book club

Creating a talk show during a pandemic requires a new set of rules. For Apple TV+’s The Oprah Conversation, Lorne Greene, co-founder of experiential agency Viva Creative, designed an environment that dovetails perfectly with the remote communication age.

Dave McNary Film ReporterOprah Winfrey, Jason Blum and A3 Artists Agency want their employees to take the day off for Election Day on Nov. 3.Winfrey made the announcement Tuesday through her Instagram account in connection with the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment.“In honor of those who fought and continue to fight for our rights, I’m announcing that November 3rd, Election Day, will be a company holiday at @owntv.

Alexandra Del Rosario, Patrick Hipes Hollywood and media employees can look forward to a new holiday once November comes around.Election Day will become a fully-paid day off for some industry workers as companies plan to adopt the new policy. Oprah Winfrey’s OWN is one of the first media companies encouraging employees to step away from work and exercise their right to vote on November 3.

Oprah Winfrey explored the concept of “using Whiteness as a weapon" on an episode of her Apple TV+ show earlier this month. In an episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Conversation” titled "How to Be an Antiracist,” Winfrey, 66, discussed the infamous incident in May when a White woman named Amy Cooper called the police on a Black man named Christian Cooper who was bird watching in New York City’s Central Park.

plenty busy since she this spring. On top of the usual pandemic-era post-grad soul-searching, she also just announced that she and a number of other celebs are teaming up with subscription book club to launch their own curated book club groups. Literati is based in Austin and has until now focused on kids' books.

Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham have been together for more than three decades, and clearly, their unconventional relationship is stronger than ever. Winfrey has had no issues bucking societal expectations of her as a woman, all while living her best life with her longtime love.Winfrey and Graham, a businessman who has authored several self-help and business-related books, met in 1986 — the year her now-iconic talk show,, debuted — at a charity event.

TMZ reported on Friday that even though Ronnie Ortiz-Magro and Jen Harley were seen together in public again, sources claim they’re not trying to make it work. The publication says the 34-year-old Jersey Shore star and the 32-year-old were together on Huntington Beach, California, approximately 10 months after his domestic violence arrest.

Oprah Winfrey is returning to the big screen!

The first cast members of HBO’s “Between The World And Me” adaptation have been announced.

HBO is clearly working hard to get the upcoming adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ book “Between the World and Me” on TV screens this year. When it was announced that the network was working on an adaptation of the book, people were already excited enough to see this story told at a time when American politics and social discourse is dominated by the death of George Floyd and the prevalence of Black Lives Matter protests.

Also Read: HBO to Adapt Ta-Nehisi Coates' 'Between the World and Me' as a TV Special“Between the World and Me” is currently in production under COVID-19 guidelines. The special is expected to debut this fall on HBO and will also be available to stream on WarnerMedia-owned streaming service HBO Max.HBO’s “Between the World and Me” is directed by Kamilah Forbes, who directed the Apollo’s original staging.

Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party's presidential ticket and acknowledging the vital role Black voters will play in his bid to defeat President Donald Trump.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: Cinema Guild has acquired North American distribution rights to Matías Piñeiro’s Isabella which won a special jury mention in the Encounters section at the 70th Berlinale earlier this year.

Jeff Vasishta Despite the fact that Covid-19 has put a major damper on in-person concerts, veteran rocker Jon Bon Jovi is still keeping the money rolling in through his house flipping side hustle. In 2018, the silver-maned singer dropped $10 million on an ocean-view home in mega-posh Palm Beach, Fla., that he promptly razed and replaced with a brand-new villa.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: After unveiling its lineup for the sixth edition of the Bentonville Film Festival (BFF), the Bentonville Film Foundation has set panels, events and jury for the hybrid virtual/in-person event. The fest will take place August 10-16.The panels for this year’s fest include “If She Can See It, She Can Be It” with Geena Davis, Oge Egbuonu (director, (In)visible Portraits) and Katori Hall (P-Valley creator).

Kristin Cavallari shared a cozy snap with ex-boyfriend and former Laguna Beach costar Stephen Colletti on Tuesday, August 4 — and Us Weekly has the exclusive details of their reunion.“2004 or 2020?!” the 33-year-old reality TV personality wrote via Instagram, tagging their location as Laguna Beach, California.

If not for the coronavirus, Oprah Winfrey says, she would be out in the streets and marching with the Black Lives Matter protesters.